A mother and her young daughter were allegedly slaughtered by unidentified assailants in Kutubdia’s Shanti Bazar area on Friday afternoon.
The victims, Runa Akter, 35, and her daughter Zaria Akter, 5, were discovered by family members in their home in Ali Akbar Deil Union.
According to Kutubdia police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Arman Hossain, Nurul Absar Saudagar, Runa’s husband, found his wife and daughter’s bodies in the kitchen after returning from Friday prayers. He immediately contacted authorities upon realizing they were unresponsive and severely injured.
OC Hossain said that police recovered the bodies, both showing signs of injuries inflicted by a sharp weapon.
The police suspect that the murders occurred during jummah prayers, as the assailants took advantage of the family’s absence.
The bodies have been sent to Cox’s Bazar District Hospital for autopsy. Police have launched an investigation and are actively searching for those involved.